All Obituaries

 Sister Estelle Leblanc, formerly known as Sister Estelle Marie, died at St. Joseph Convent, Biddeford, ME on February 11, 2020 at the age of 98.  Sister Estelle was born in Lawrence, MA, on January 12, l922, to Eugene LeBlanc and Angelie Allard Leblanc.  Sister Estelle was the first born of a family of four children.  She received her elementary education at St. Anne and St. Theresa Schools in the Lawrence, MA area and her secondary education at St. Anne High School in...

Richard Contois, D.M.D., 69, passed away peacefully at Maine Medical Center on February 8, 2020, after a brief illness. Rick was a proud and steadfast husband, father, and Pepere.   Richard was born in Biddeford on September 9, 1950, was raised in Biddeford and remained here his whole life. He was the son of the late Raynald and Laurence (Carrier) Contois.   Rick graduated from St. Louis High School in the class of 1968 and attended St. Francis College (UNE). He...

Mr. Wayne F. Picard, 67, of Biddeford, Maine passed away Thursday, February 6th 2020 following a sudden illness.   Wayne was born in Biddeford, Maine August 26th 1952 to Fernand G. Picard and Ms. Helen Libby Picard.   Wayne worked for Biddeford Saco Water Company now known as Maine Water for 35 years before retiring in 2016 as a project coordinator engineer.  Wayne enjoyed camping, bird hunting, fishing, and spending time at camp with family, especially fishing with his...

Richard Harmon, 89, of Saco, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at his home. He was born on February 7, 1930 in Old Orchard Beach.  Son of Clifton and Lilian (Lineoln) Harmon. He worked as a maintenance man at Thornton Academy for over 30 years. He enjoyed bowling and roller skating.  Richard is survived by his life partner, Suzanne (Lamirande) Barriault, and four daughters; Debbie Stockwell of Biddeford, Diane Wildes of Saco, Doreen Townsend of Biddeford, and Darlene...

Dorothy Dewitt, 71, of North Berwick died Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough following a brief illness.  She was born July 18, 1948 in Biddeford to Joseph Ovila and Cecile (Bernier) Boisvert and attended Saco public schools and Thornton Academy.   She had been employed at Morningstar in Kennebunk, Varney Crossing in North Berwick, The Elms in Old Orchard Beach, and the Sanford Wal-Mart, retiring in 2018.   Dorothy had enjoyed...

Mark Roller, age 70, of Kennebunkport, Maine passed away at Maine Medical Center on February 1, 2020. Mark moved to southern Maine from Ohio in 1972. He had a fulfilling career in banking, raised a loving family and was active in the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust (KCT).   Mark is survived by his wife, Gail, their children Alison Roller-Alling and Phil Roller; brother, Robert Roller and sister Melanie Wahrer. A memorial gathering of family and close friends was held on February...

Robert (Bob) Gerard Dupre left us on January 31, 2020. He was born in Woonsocket, RI on July 2, 1925 to parents Omer and Anastasia (Cibulski) Dupre. When he was only 17 years old, Bob joined the Navy and fought in WWII. His ship was sunk by a Japanese suicide boat in which almost half his mates were lost. After the war, when he left the service he purchased an Indian motorcycle and drove across the country visiting all the friends he had made. This began his love for motorcycles which...

Gerard S. Morin, of Biddeford, passed away at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough on January 30, 2020 at the age of 99. Jerry was born in Westbrook on May 31, 1920, the youngest of four children to Noel and Lina (Levesque) Morin. He attended St. Hyacinthe School in Westbrook. Prior to and in the early years of WWII, Jerry worked at the So. Portland Shipyard building "Liberty" Ships. He was drafted into the army in 1943. He was assigned to the 106th Quartermaster Company of the...

 Sister Lucille Gamache, formerly known as Sister Marie Lucille, died at St. Joseph Convent on January, 28, 2020 at the age of 82.  Sister Lucille was born in Lawrence, MA on December 18, 1937, to Aime Gamache and Eva Pellerin Gamache Hull.  Sister Lucille was the third child in a family of four children.  She received her education at St. Anne School and St. Anne High School in Lawrence, MA.  She received her B.A. in Education from St. Joseph College, North Windham,...

Lorraine Casavant, 100, of Biddeford, passed away on the evening of January 28, 2020 at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco. She was born on March 21, 1919 in Biddeford, daughter of George and Alexina (Moulin) Simard. She was educated locally, graduating from Biddeford High School.   In 1941, Lorraine married Belmont Casavant at St. Andre’s Church in Biddeford. They were married for 41 years before his passing in 1982. Lorraine worked as a...